Once In My Life by The Decemberists

Name: Once In My Life
Description: Learn to play the bass tablature for 'Once In My Life' by The Decemberists with accurate tab notation, lyrics, and easy-to-follow bass charts.

Bass Tab

Difficulty

Intermediate 💪

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Tuning: E A D G


Intro:
 (0:00)
 
Bass rests
 
Verse 1: (0:21)
 
Bass rests 7 measures
 
G|-----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|------------6/---|/13---------------|------------13\---|6---------------|------------6/---|
E|-----------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
 
G|------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|/13---------------|------------13\---|6---------------|------------6/---|
E|------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|

G|------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|------------------|----------------|------8----------|
A|/13---------------|------------13\---|6---------------|------------10---|
E|------------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
 
Chorus 1: (1:10)
 
G|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------8---|
A|8---------------|------------13\---|6---------------|--------------6-|
E|----------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|8---------------|------------15\---|6---------------|------------6/---|
E|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
 
Postchorus 1: (1:30)
 
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|/13-----13-----13-------------------|13-----13-----13-----------13\-------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|6-----6-----6-------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6\-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|1-----1-----1-------------------|1-----1-----1-----------1/-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|6-----6-----6-------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6/-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
Verse 2: (1:50)
 
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|/13-----13-----13-------------------|13-----13-----13-----------13\-------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|6-----6-----6-------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6/-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|/13-----13-----13-------------------|13-----13-----13-----------13\-------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|6-----6-----6-------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6/-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
Chorus 2: (2:10)
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|8-----8-----8-------------------|8-----8-----8-----------8\-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|6-----6-----6-------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6/-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|8-----8-----8-------------------|8-----8-----8-----------8\-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|6-----6-----6-------------------|------------------------6/-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
Postchorus 2: (2:29)
 
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|/13-----13-----13-------------------|13-----13-----13-----------13\-------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|6-----6-----6-------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6/-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|/13-----13-----13-------------------|13-----13-----13-----------13\-------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|6-----6-----6-------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6/-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
Break: (2:49)
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|8---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------8/---|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
 
[Theme] (3:09)
 
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|/13-----13-----13-------------------|13-----13-----13-----------13\-------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|6-----6-----6-------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6/-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|/13-----13-----13-------------------|13-----13-----13-----------13\-------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|6-----6-----6-------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6/-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|/13-----13-----13-------------------|13-----13-----13-----------13\-------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|6-----6-----6-------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6/-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|/13-----13-----13-------------------|13-----13-----13-----------13\-------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|6-----6-----6-------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6/-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
[Solo] (3:49)
 
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|/13-----13-----13-------------------|13-----13-----13-----------13\-------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|6-----6-----6-------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6/-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|/13-----13-----13-------------------|13-----13-----13-----------13\-------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|6-----6-----6-------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6\-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
[Coda] (4:08)
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1-----1-----1-------------------|1-----1-----1-----------1-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6\-------|
E|3-----3-----3-------------------|---------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1-----1-----1-------------------|1-----1-----1-----------1-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6/-------|
E|3-----3-----3-------------------|---------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1-----1-----1-------------------|1-----1-----1-----------1-------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6/-------|
E|3-----3-----3-------------------|---------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|6-----6-----6-------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6/-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|/13-----13-----13-------------------|1-----1-----1-----------1/-------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|6-----6-----6-------------------|6-----6-----6-----------6\-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|/13-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
 
 
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Published: June 17, 2026
Last Updated: June 17, 2026